In Letters to a Young Education Reformer, Frederick M. Hess distills knowledge from twenty-five years of working in and around school reform. Inspired by his conversations with young, would-be reforme
Entrepreneurship has emerged in recent years as an unprecedented and influential force in U.S. K-12 education. Yet the topic has received surprisingly little serious or systematic attention. Education
In this genial and challenging overview of endless debates over school reform, Rick Hess shows that even bitter opponents in debates about how to improve schools agree on much more than they realize—a
An indispensable book for administrators, policymakers, scholars, and practitioners,Urban School Reform presents a revealing portrait of reform efforts while identifying the full range of issues that
Hess (education policy studies, American Enterprise Institute) contends that statutes, policies, rules, regulations, contracts, and case law make it difficult for school and system leaders to drive sc
Drawing on research conducted in three school districts at the center of the school choice debate during the 1990s: Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Cleveland, Ohio; and Edgewood, Texas, Revolution at the Margin
A college degree is the key to opportunity and economic success in America today, a fact that has brought new attention to questions of college access and affordability. Footing the Tuition Bill explo
In this incisive and practical book, the author of Start Where You Are But Don't Stay There, provides educators with a crucial understanding of how to teach students of color who live in poverty.
Loveless (public policy, Harvard U.) focuses on reform efforts to abandon or reduce tracking, the practice of grouping students into classes by ability and organizing the curriculum by its level of di
Forget everything you think you know about school reform. Cutting through the cant, sentiment, and obfuscation characterizing the current school reform debate, Frederick M. Hess lacerates the convent
Dramatic improvement in American schooling will require the emergence of new problem-solvers, Hess (American Enterprise Institute) argues, and the number, scope, and success of these ventures will dep
Bringing together a mix of researchers and practitioners, With the Best of Intentionsexamines the major goals of recent philanthropic efforts and looks at some of the key lessons--for educators, phila
This book for school system leaders and policy makers celebrates, rather than bemoans, school budget cutting as an opportunity for identifying and eliminating waste. The book encompasses two schools o
Debates over teacher quality are among the most heated exchanges in the education reform arena. But while scholars and policy makers grapple with questions about teacher preparation, compensation, and
Brookings Papers on Education Policy provides the latest thinking from nationally recognized experts on policy issues affecting grades K-12.Tentative contents include:? Is Small Really Better? Barbara
Former teacher Hess (education policy studies, American Enterprise Institute) and Saxberg, who is involved in the research and development of innovative learning strategies, technologies, and products
Hess is a specialist in education policy at the American Enterprise Institute and Harvard U.; Petrilli is with the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, a Washington-based school reform organization. They off
In this foundational book, Frederick M. Hess and Max Eden bring together a cross-section of respected academics and journalists to examine key aspects of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This
Philadelphia's high-tech School of the Future (SOF), the result of cooperation between the school district of Philadelphia and Microsoft, offers lessons in high-school redesign, sustainable leadership
This collection of 11 articles describes the role of the federal government in US education policy, the evolving nature of educational policy research, the role of research in debates over such issues
This timely book brings together a remarkable group of authors who examine the federal role in education policy and reform during the past fifty years. As Frederick M. Hess and Andrew P. Kelly note in
This volume draws together nine essays that examine what the Common Core State Standards mean for US education reform and how they interact with the policies in place to educate, train, develop, and h
Philanthropic foundations play an increasingly influential role in education research, policy, and practice—yet this sector has been subject to little research-informed analysis. InThe New Education P
Aiming to help policymakers and educators improve its design and implementation, Hess and Finn assemble 12 chapters that evaluate the No Child Left Behind Act five years after its enactment. They exam
Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShane have gathered a diverse group of scholars to examine the shifting federal role in education across the presidential administrations of George W. Bush and Barac
In Educational Entrepreneurship Today, Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShane assemble a diverse lineup of high-profile contributors to examine the contexts in which new initiatives in education are
In this work for policy makers and practitioners in education, US academics, researchers, and consultants explore customized services and products for school reform and provide examples of how school
The Politically Correct University shows how the universities' quest for 'diversity' has produced in too many departments a stifling uniformity of thought. Required reading for those who want America
Frumkin (public affairs, U. of Texas at Austin), Manno, an education advisor, and Edgington, a management consultant, propose a set of tools and frameworks for educational entrepreneurs to use in mana
